BOROUGH NEWS
Borough Council Appoints New Tax Collector; New Businesses Coming to Fanwood
(Fanwood, NJ) – The Borough Council approved the appointment of Paula Ferreira, at the last meeting of the year Monday night, as the new tax collector and payroll supervisor, replacing Colleen Huehn who retired after 35 years. Ferreira was also appointed qualified purchasing agent for the borough. A ...
Lt. Dan Kranz Graduates From FBI National Academy
(Fanwood, NJ) -- Lieutenant Daniel Kranz, Officer in Charge of the Fanwood Police Department, graduated on December 12, 2024, from the 292nd Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy in Quantico, Va. The session consisted of men and women from 48 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam. ...
Home Improvement Loan Program
The Borough of Fanwood is launching a new affordable Home Improvement Program (HIP). This program will assist primary residency houses occupied by low/moderate income households by funding up to $22,000, as needed, for home repairs at a zero percent, 10-year forgivable loan. For more information and to submit ...
Santa Claus Delivers Presents to Children as Decades Old Tradition Continues
(Fanwood, NJ) -- A loud and colorful convoy traveled through Fanwood on Saturday, December 14, 2024, bringing Santa Claus door to door delivering presents to the town’s children. The annual Santa Parade, a tradition that began as a neighborhood celebration in the 1950s, has grown to a town-wide ...
PUBLIC NOTICES
Fanwood named NJMonthly’s Best Small Town!
The Borough of Fanwood is extremely excited to announce that New Jersey Monthly Magazine has named Fanwood as New Jersey’s Best Small Town! “After four suspense-filled rounds, Fanwood has emerged as the winner of New Jersey Monthly’s 2019 Small Town Showdown,” NJMonthly announced on Tuesday. “The Union County ...
Poetry Reading to Feature Poets Darla Himeles and James Arthur
FANWOOD, NJ – The Carriage House Poetry Series invites the public to a free event on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 8:00 p.m., featuring distinguished poets Darla Himeles and James Arthur in the Kuran Arts Center on Watson Road, off North Martine Avenue, adjacent to Fanwood Borough Hall. (GPS ...
Students Get Fit with Fanwood’s Finest
SCOTCH PLAINS — The whistle sounds and forty t-shirted young people sprint across the blacktop at the Stamler Police Academy in Scotch Plains as six instructors urge them on. But these aren’t police recruits. They are middle school students who signed up for a one week program of ...